Location

Sales Have Ended

This course is now closed. To inquire about waitlist for this course, please e-mail info@leanfocusllc.com or check the website www.leanfocusllc.com for future cities and dates.

Event description

Description

You're ready to take on your annual strategic business targets, right? But in our competitive environment today, your growth targets are higher, your budget is smaller, and your resources are not changing. Are you winning or losing compared to where you want to be?

Over these 5 impactful days at Pampered Chef Headquarters in Addison, IL (a Berkshire Hathaway company, 20 miles West of Downtown Chicago)...Lean Focus will teach you HANDS-ON how to use the 3 critical business improvement processes of: Problem Solving (PS2), Daily Management, and Strategy Deployment. Come learn our proprietary approach from a former Danaher Executive, Damon Baker, President & CEO of Lean Focus.

Day 1 and 2: Problem Solving System (PS2)

You will gain experience with the Lean Focus Problem Solving System using your real problem and case studies provided. You will be able to network with others and leave prepared to tackle real business problems upon leaving this course. The 2-Day agenda covers the following:

Introduction to Problem-Solving

PLAN: Define the Problem / Analyze the Causes

DO: Improve the Process

CHECK: Standardize the Process

ACT: Sustain the Results

Building a Problem-Solving Culture

Problem Solving skill development will be the focus for these 2 days, and you will learn AND apply many new and unique approaches to solving problems such as: developing your "burning platform", clearly and succintly defining your problem, breaking down your problem into its' largest causal contributors, utilizing a variety of methodologies like BOB/WOW, Brown Paper Analysis, Value Stream Mapping, Paretos, Histograms, Check Sheets, Run Charts, MECE method, and many more...You WILL leave the class with new skillsets to solve problems in your organization and critical know-how necessary to build a problem solving culture in your company.

Day 3: Daily Management

What is Daily Management...Daily Management is the “secret sauce” for building competitive advantage and driving real, sustainable business results.

Is visual, metrics-driven, collaborative problem solving process

Prioritizes the most important process metrics in your company

Is a system to help you to achieve breakthrough results consistently, year-after-year

Is focused on improving the process, not blaming people

Allows participants to act as owners, encouraging problem-solving and driving resolution as a team

Holds team members accountable to drive predictable, effective, productive work

Day 4 and 5: Strategy Deployment

What is Strategy Deployment? Using the Strategic Plan as an input, Strategy Deployment is a step-by-step planning, implementation, review, and problem solving process to realize your strategic priorities and drive sustainable breakthrough advantage in your business.

Objectives of this session:

How the Strategic Plan links to Strategy Deployment

Introduction to Strategy Deployment

Application of Strategy Deployment to a Case Study

Implementing Strategy Deployment in your organization

Pampered Chef (Site Gemba Walk): As part of this curriculum, we will conduct a 30 min Best Practices Sharing and Gemba Walk with Pampered Chef employees, to hear their success in deploying Strategy Deployment in a co-located Obeya (big room) setting, with dedicated staff, visual management, and problem solving in action.

Participants will leave with the following materials to use right away:

"Managing to Learn" book by John Shook

Lean Focus Problem Solving System Training Manual

Problem Solving System Quick Guide

Lean Focus Problem Solving Form Template

Lean Focus Action Plan Template

Hands-on problem-solving training and application to a real life problem

Skill development will be the focus for the 5 days, and you will learn AND apply many new and unique approaches to apply to your business objectives. Walk away with a clear action plan of what you want to achieve and how you will achieve it! Class size is limited and seats will go fast!

If you are not able to attend your training event you must notify Lean Focus at least SEVEN (7) DAYS PRIOR to the first day of the training event. Cancellations must be received in writing at info@leanfocusllc.com. All cancellations are subject to a non-refundable $150 administrative fee. WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS of the training, cancellations are subject to a non-refundable $300 administrative fee. If you must withdraw after the course begins, your registration fee will be forfeited to Lean Focus. Please allow up to one week to process any refunds. If you do not cancel and do not attend, your registration fee will be forfeited to Lean Focus.